Burscough Bridge St John's Church of England Primary SchoolBurscough Lordsgate Township Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Ormskirk.

Summary of the comparison

Burscough Bridge St John's Church of England Primary School and Burscough Lordsgate Township Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Ormskirk.

  • Burscough Bridge St John's Church of England Primary School scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Burscough Lordsgate Township Church of England Primary School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average). Burscough Lordsgate Township Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Burscough Bridge St John's Church of England Primary School was judged Good and Burscough Lordsgate Township Church of England Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 45.0% for Burscough Bridge St John's Church of England Primary School and 63.0% for Burscough Lordsgate Township Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Burscough Bridge St John's Church of England Primary School (52.0% in 2022-23, 45.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Burscough Lordsgate Township Church of England Primary School (63.0% in 2022-23, 63.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Burscough Bridge St John's Church of England Primary School versus Burscough Lordsgate Township Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure OrmskirkBurscough Bridge St John's Church of England Primary SchoolOrmskirkBurscough Lordsgate Township Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD48/100C58/100Stronger figure
Local ranking321st of 466 in Lancashire 216th of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 5-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll147 173
Capacity210 210
LocationOrmskirk, L40 4AE Ormskirk, L40 7RS
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard45.0% 63.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 Stronger figure102.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census147 173
Free school meals (ever 6)13.6% 14.4%
English as an additional language4.1% 1.2%
SEN support6.1% 6.9%
SEN with an EHC plan2.7% 1.7%
Attendance
Overall absence3.8% Stronger figure4.1% 6.2%
Persistent absence9.2% 8.5% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Burscough Bridge St John's Church of England Primary School

Burscough Lordsgate Township Church of England Primary School

Full profiles: Burscough Bridge St John's Church of England Primary School · Burscough Lordsgate Township Church of England Primary School